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A later of edition of the group features trumpeter Hot Lips Page, trombonist Vic Dickenson, tenor saxophonist Don Byas, drummer Sidney Cattlet and bassist Israel Crosby (the latter who took part in the earlier recordings), Dickenson takes solo honors on "Bottom Blues No. 2."
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23 mar 2024 · Don Byas (1912-72) was a swing-era musician, several years older than Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk, who were the oldest of the beboppers. Classically trained on violin, clarinet and alto saxophone, he switched to tenor saxophone on moving to the West Coast in the 30s. By 1944, he’d replaced Lester Young with Basie, played with Hampton, Redman, Kirk and Millinder, and sat in with Monk ...
30 gen 2024 · The first two numbers are taken from a radio broadcast from the Three Deuces on 52nd Street in 1944 where Byas, clarinetist Tony Scott and a rhythm section perform two numbers including the earliest-documented version of Dizzy Gillespie’s “Groovin’ High.”
26 feb 2024 · As the new 10-CD Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944-1946 from Mosaic Records demonstrates, Byas had a complete understanding of improvisation, both on uptempo numbers and sultry ballads.
27 feb 2024 · As the new 10-CD Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944-1946 from Mosaic Records demonstrates, Byas had a complete understanding of improvisation, both on up-tempo numbers and sultry ballads.
11 dic 2023 · In the lineup of Don Redman’s orchestra Byas works wonders on “Dark Glasses” and “Micky Finn Pick-Up”. There are also a number of quartets led by Byas, including warm takes of “Danny Boy”, “I Don’t Know Why” , “September Song” and a hopping “Cherokee”. A take of “Gloomy Sunday”, recorded just before embarking to ...
The “Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944-1946” features Byas in duet, quartet, quintette, and big band settings led by Byas and others including Emmett Berry, Hot Lips Page, Earl Bostic, Cozy Cole, Oscar Pettiford, Benny Carter, and more.
